Welcome to the Counselor's Corner
Melissa Cochrane
MCCochrane@fcps.edu
Virginia Kim
vrkim@fcps.edu
703-267-2829
Room 28
As elementary school counselors, our primary objective is to assist students in reaching their potential to become effective learners. Our goal is to complement the learning environment in the classroom by using a child-centered, preventative, and developmental approach. Counseling will be conducted with students individually and in small groups, when requested by parents and teachers and determined appropriate. This service is short-term, voluntary, and confidential. Parent notification is given to any extended individual or group counseling. There will also be monthly classroom guidance lessons focusing on student success. Mrs. Kim will be conducting guidance lessons for grades K through 2 and Mrs. Cochrane will be giving guidance lessons for grades 3 through 6. Please do not hesitate to contact us if we can be of any service.
Melissa Cochrane, M.A.
Virginia Kim, M.A.
Fairfax Villa Counselor Connection
Fairfax Villa Counselor Connections Blackboard account is a resource for parents. The Counselor Connection Blackboard Account has information about the counseling program, community resources, book recommendations for parents, upcoming parent workshops and the sixth graders’ transition to middle school. Parents can see this blackboard account through parent view.
School Success Tips for Parents in English & Spanish
Parents now have Internet access to daily tips and an online library of more than 100 articles from the School Success Web Content Service. This site is automatically updated every day, and offers:
- Quick Links
- Parent Resources
- Workshop Warehouse
- Lending Library
To access the service, go to the The Parent Resource Center (PRC) of the FCPS web site, http://www.fcps.edu/cco/prc/.
You can also access English and Spanish pages with "Helping Children Learn/Ayudando a los Ninos a Aprender " and " Day by Day/Dia a Dia " publications. All of these resources are very helpful and written in a reader-friendly manner.
Parent Packs
Parent Packs are "Resources On the Go", or tools to address common childhood concerns. They include books, games, activities, and suggestions or resources for parents. The benefits of working with these packets include improving communication between parent and child, quick strategies for parents to help their child, and ways to use children's literature. Children can make connections with the characters in the books to learn new problem-solving skills and strategies in a non-threatening way. To check out a Parent Pack, please call the counselors’ office at (703) 267-2829. Each pack can be checked out for two weeks. Topics include: Friendship, Self Esteem, Bullying, Anger Management, Divorce, Homework/Study Skills.